Special Exception - 228 Notre Dame Ave. & the First East-West alley north of Wayne St.

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ABONMARCHE August 2007 Weiss Homes Notre Dame Avenue Minor #2 (Proposed) Variances and Special Exception City of South Bend Indiana The reason for requesting the reduced front and side yard setbacks for Lots 5 and 6 is to allow for construction of two new single family homes. This infill development will providetwo new homes where there is currently only 1 existing home, which will be razed, and several vacant lots. The reduced front yard setback will allow the homes to be placed closer to the right-of-way and create lots which have a similar front yard setback to the existing homes within the neighborhood. Existing setbacks for homes along the north side of Wayne Street between St. Peter Street and Frances Stree# are approximately 9 feet and setbacks for homes along the east side of St. Peter Street between Wayne Street and Jefferson Boulevard are 10 feet. Also, a smaller front yard setback is often a common development standard for infill or neo-traditional development. The reduced side yard setbacks for Lots 5 and 6 will allow a zero lot fine along one of the two side yards. A zero lot line establishes a larger and more usable side yard for each of the homes. Such a side yard setback is also often a common development standard for such infill or neo-traditional development. Promoting such infill development is also a recommended objective within City Plan. The reason for requesting the reduced setbacks for Lot A is to allow for an off site parking area to be located within the lot. This parking area will provide additional parking spaces for the Weiss Homes office site located at the southwest corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Notre Dame Avenue (828 East Jefferson Boulevard). These spaces will be provided along an existing alley which will also be improved as a part of the infill development. The reason for requesting the reduced lot width for Lot A is to allow for separate ownership for the parking area. This parking area will continue to be owned by Kendall Weiss, L.L.P. (d/b/a Weiss Homes, Inc. at 828 East Jefferson Boulevard) while proposed Lot 5 to the south will be sold to a individual owner. The purpose of petitioning for the above special exception is to allow for additional parking spaces for the Weiss Homes office site. A total of 30 parking spaces were required when the Fnal Site Plan was approved for the Weiss Homes site in 1998. However, due to overall site constraints and lot size, a variance was granted to allow for 20 spaces instead of the required 30 spaces. Therefore, the approval of this special .exception will provide additional spaces which were originally required in 1998. This parking area along with the required residential buffering will also create an effective buffer between the proposed residential uses to the south and the office uses to the north.